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Lindos
Origins
Dorian Greeks settled Rhodes in the early Iron Age, forming three cities, Lindos, Ialysos and Kamiros. Lindos, on the east coast with the island's best natural harbours, grew around its acropolis sanctuary of Athena, and joined the Dorian Hexapolis with Knidos, Kos and Halicarnassus.
Rule and society
Lindian sailors founded Gela in Sicily with Cretans in 688 BCE and traded with Egypt and the Levant. In the 6th century BCE Cleobulus, counted among the Seven Sages, ruled as tyrant and rebuilt the temple of Athena. Lindos later fell under the Achaemenid Empire and then belonged to the Delian League.
Decline and legacy
In 408 BCE Lindos joined Ialysos and Kamiros to found the new city of Rhodes, which became the island's capital. Lindos remained a religious centre: the Lindian Chronicle of 99 BCE lists famous offerings to Athena, and the acropolis is still a landmark.
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- Lindos was part of Delian League478 BCE – 411 BCE
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